Pages

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Church Record Sunday: Southern Historical Center, Salvation Army

Have any Salvation Army ancestors? You may want to consider browsing the website for the Southern Historical Center of the Salvation Army.

This research facility includes a museum, library and archive. Just some of the materials you can research include "older and out-of-print Salvation Army materials, current and back issues of Salvation Army periodicals from the nineteenth century to the present on microfilm, church histories and oral histories of the personal faith pilgrimages of members that provide researchers with materials to access and interpret the cultures, ethos, and belief-systems of The Salvation Army in the American South."

Follow by Email

About Me

Gena Philibert-Ortega holds a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and a Master’s degree in Religion. Presenting on various subjects involving genealogy, women’s studies and social history, Gena has spoken to groups throughout the United States and virtually to audiences worldwide. Gena is the author of hundreds of articles published in genealogy newsletters and magazines including Internet Genealogy, Family Chronicle, GenWeekly and the WorldVitalRecords newsletter. She is the author of the books, From the Family Kitchen (F + W Media, 2012), Cemeteries of the Eastern Sierra (Arcadia Publishing, 2007), and Putting the Pieces Together . Gena is the editor of the Utah Genealogical Association’s journal Crossroads. An instructor for the National Institute for Genealogical Studies, Gena has written courses about social media and Google. She serves as President for the So. California Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists and is a board member of the Utah Genealogical Association. Her current research interests include social history, community cookbooks, signature quilts and researching women’s lives.